Dream of the Red Chamber: Starting from Immortal Martial Arts

Seeing that Grandmother Jia remained silent, Jia She continued to raise the stakes: "Mother, just imagine, what would happen if this child inherited his father's naturally gifted body?"

"If the Golden Jade Body can be passed down in our Rong family for one or two generations, the previous rise to power will be repeated!"

Grandmother Jia's expression changed slightly, and she looked thoughtful.

Jia She sighed one last time: "If you are still unwilling, I will have no choice but to find an excuse to get rid of that good-for-nothing and Feng'er, and then adopt a son to carry on the family line."

Wang Xifeng slumped in her chair, her face deathly pale, clutching her handkerchief and daring not to utter a sound.

When it comes to earth-shattering secrets involving the succession of titles and the continuation of offspring, one's own thoughts are of no importance.

"An adopted son is worse than a son born out of wedlock, sigh~"

Grandmother Jia sighed and said inexplicably, "What if it wasn't the first child?"

Jia She's face lit up with joy, and he quickly replied, "Then let's borrow it a few more times, until we have a son."

"What about Lian'er? What about those who know the truth? Besides, are you sure Yu Yin will agree? She's a daughter of the Wang family!"

Jia She's eyes turned sinister as he said in a cold voice, "This good-for-nothing is a homosexual, and he's the one who takes the blame. Keeping him around will only trample on the reputation built up by the Jia family's ancestors. In the end, he'll be exiled to a manor in the north to fend for himself. As for those who know the truth, you can rest assured that I'll handle things properly."

"As for whether you agree or not, you don't need to worry about that, I have a way to handle it!"

When do you plan to borrow it?

"He's been going out hunting a lot lately, let's wait until he's done with this busy period."

"If he really agrees, he must handle it properly. Don't let the timing fall apart; otherwise, it would be a disaster."

Grandmother Jia looked dejected; another upsetting thing had happened.

Suddenly, he raised his head sharply, staring intently at Wang Xifeng, his tone cold and icy: "Don't think that having a child means you can ask for anything. You should know that even if a child loses his mother, he can still be fed by a wet nurse."

Wang Xifeng looked at Grandmother Jia, whose usual kind and gentle demeanor was now cold and indifferent, and nodded fearfully.

Seeing this, Grandmother Jia smiled and beckoned to pull Wang Xifeng into her arms, earnestly advising, "It must have been hard on you, but you must know that for a family like ours, offspring are the most important thing. Don't blame this old woman."

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As the four servants escorted Jingxu out of the Rongguo Mansion, they were about to take Wang Xifeng to Rongqing Hall. The maids and servants became extremely cautious, afraid of unknowingly doing something wrong.

A moment later, Jia Kang, who had returned from interrogating Jingxu, ordered his men to arrest Wang Xifeng's maids, Laiwang and his wife. He then gathered all the maids and servants in the mansion to the front courtyard and, in full view of everyone, had the Tiger Guards draw their swords and behead the two men, their blood splattering everywhere.

Jia Kang pointed at the two corpses and said coldly, "If anyone dares to use the name of the manor to do anything that bullies men and women, this will be their only fate."

"Even in death, he won't have a complete corpse!"

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Ningguo Mansion, front hall.

Jia Tang sat upright in the main seat, with Qin Keqing and her younger brother Qin Zhong kneeling in front of him. Jia Rong, standing to the side, was indifferent, and even seemed to have vented some of his pent-up frustration.

"Tell me, how did you get together with a nun?"

Qin Zhong recalled the indifferent looks from the Ningguo Prefecture soldiers, and his body trembled like a leaf. He opened his mouth but could not speak out of fear.

Qin Keqing, standing to the side with tears streaming down her face, pleaded for mercy, "Please forgive him this time, Uncle. I will definitely discipline him severely later."

Jia Tang snorted, "Luckily, it was just a fling, he didn't do anything serious, so I'll let him off this time. Rong'er, help your wife up, and let's all go home."

Jia Rong stepped forward and gently supported Qin Keqing with both hands, as if unwilling to touch anything dirty.

Qin Keqing hurriedly helped Qin Zhong, whose body was weak, to his feet, and the three of them left the hall and headed towards the backyard.

Jia Tang frowned slightly, thinking about Jia Rong's actions. Could it be that Jia Zhen had already succeeded?

In the past, intelligence gathering was focused on the area outside the manor, while those inside were simply protected secretly. It seems we'll have to keep some eyes on things inside the manor from now on.

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In the evening, at the East Courtyard of the Rongguo Mansion, Jia Tang was invited to a banquet, but he couldn't figure out what Jia She was up to.

Upon entering the courtyard, one could see Jia She standing at the door with his large belly, his posture quite proper.

Jia Tang raised an eyebrow and teased, "Uncle, you're making quite a show of it. I'm afraid this wine won't taste very good."

Jia She snorted, "What's so bad about it? It's been so long since I've had a drink with you alone, are you afraid of that?"

Upon entering the side room, one sees eight main dishes laid out on the table, the most eye-catching of which is a whole green-skinned goose.

The Green Wood Goose is a mutated primordial beast formed from wild geese after being refined by primordial energy. It flies high among the branches of trees in the deep mountains, and although it does not enter the ranks, it is difficult to catch.

The meat is tender and delicious, and it has the effect of replenishing qi and enhancing vitality for those in the mortal realm, making it a highly nourishing food.

"Wow, Uncle can even get his hands on this stuff."

Jia Tang chuckled in surprise, then added slyly, "Give me a few later, so that Lin Daiyu and the maids in my courtyard can have a taste."

Upon hearing this, Jia She's expression stiffened, and he said irritably, "I spent a lot of money to get two, and now I'm giving you a few more."

"I'll take the last one later."

"You little rascal, you've already taken it before you've even eaten it."

The two sat down and drank several cups of tiger bone wine brewed by the Imperial Medical Academy, chatting about the trivial matters of the court in recent days while eating.

Jia Tang looked at Jia She, who kept talking about different things, and pondered to himself.

It's not like Wang Xifeng could make her father-in-law host a banquet to apologize.

She doesn't have that ability either.

Then, recalling what had happened that day, he hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Uncle She..."

"Yu Yin..."

The two were taken aback, not expecting to speak at the same time, and couldn't help but smile at each other.

Jia She smiled and drank a cup of wine, then asked, "What mischief are you up to, you little rascal?"

Jia Tang shook his head, toasted the other man, and tentatively asked, "Uncle She, what are your thoughts on the current state of the Rong Mansion?"

Jia She looked puzzled: "Thoughts? In what aspect?"

Regarding inheritance.

As soon as he finished speaking, Jia Tang looked at Jia She, whose smile had vanished, and sighed.

"Ever since you retreated to this East Courtyard, Uncle Zheng has taken control of the main hall, which symbolizes the successor. Although he knew to avoid suspicion and didn't move in directly, my second aunt has caused quite a bit of trouble."

"Now that I have entered the second tier, the family guards in the manor are also at the second tier, and there are quite a few first-tier commanders under my command. Our Jia family can be said to have returned to its peak."

"Uncle, saying 'correcting the wrongs' is a bit of an exaggeration, but haven't you thought about taking back control of the family name and returning to its roots?"

Jia She's expression was uncertain as he recalled how he had moved here after losing his willpower due to the shattering of his dantian.

Disheartened, and with the old lady favoring the second branch of the family because of Baoyu, and because he had been raised by the second-generation nobleman since childhood, unlike Zheng Lao Er who was raised by the old lady, he had less of a filial affection for her.

In daily interactions, they adopt an attitude of "out of sight, out of mind," and don't concern themselves with anything.

If I were to return to the main hall now, I fear it would create a rift between me and my second brother.

It's all that damned person behind the scenes' fault that caused his martial arts career, as the heir of a duke, to be cut off and forced to live next to the stable.